Articles in the Khajuraho Category
Current Affairs, Global Terrorism, India & Its Neighbours, Indian Culture, Arts and Music, Jammu & Kashmir related, Khajuraho, Pakistan related, Terrorism in India »
Starting with this one by Sandeep which includes quotes from MF Husain’s recent interview. The two that I found most interesting were: (emphasis mine):
MF Husain:
“…Later, in Hyderabad, in 1968, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia suggested I paint the Ramayana. I was completely broke, but I painted 150 canvases over eight years…When I was doing this, some conservative Muslims told me, why don’t you paint on Islamic themes? I said, does Islam have the same tolerance? If you get even the calligraphy wrong, they can tear down a screen.
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In colleges, you learn about Shakespeare and Keats, …
Current Affairs, Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, Khajuraho, Media Related »
Boston Herald printed an AP news story last week with a dumb headline “Hindus lament divine case of erectile dysfunction“ to which HAF had a very sensible and measured response.
I was struck by the contrast with the Danish cartoon controversy. For more on this, see “The Danish cartoon controversy: A contrast in protests“, Michelle Malikin’s “Support Denmark: Why the forbidden cartoon matter“ and Tavleen Singh’s article, “The right to laugh at gods…”
…and before someone asks, here is my position on the Danish cartoon controversy:
The point is not whether the cartoons are offensive, outrageous or insulting …
A Hindu Identity, Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, Hindu Dharma, Indian Culture, Arts and Music, Khajuraho »
I wrote a follow-up comment on Jo’s blog following my earlier comment� which I feel is worth reproducing in full here:
Jo,
First a clarification (which I think is very important):
I am all for freedom of expression and as I have maintained several times in the past, I label myself as a liberal who is prepared to fight for the ideals of freedom, tolerance and respect for others
To make it absolutely clear: Although I do feel offended by certain paintings of Husain 1] this is a free country and Shri Husain is …
A Hindu Identity, Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, Hindu Dharma, Khajuraho »
Earlier this month (May �06), the Indian High Commissioner to UK, H.E. Kamalesh Sharma inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by MF Husain in London and remarked that the painter was the greatest modern Indian artist[i].
Although I do not personally understand Husain�s art, I can imagine that he has some admirers. But to call this artist – who has over the years (for more than 2 decades) systematically attempted to denigrate a multitude of Hindu deities, symbols and images � as the �greatest modern Indian artist� is a little over the …
